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quantitative — quan‧ti‧ta‧tive [ˈkwɒnttətɪv ǁ ˈkwɑːntteɪ ] adjective connected with amounts rather than with the quality or nature of something: • the introduction of new quantitative import restrictions * * * quantitative UK US /ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv/ US … … Financial and business terms

Quantitative — Quan ti*ta*tive, a. [Cf. F. quantitatif.] Relating to quantity. {Quan ti*ta*tive*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] {Quantitative analysis} (Chem.), analysis which determines the amount or quantity of each ingredient of a substance, by weight or by volume; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

quantitative — [kwänt′ə tāt΄iv] adj. [ML quantitativus] 1. having to do with quantity 2. capable of being measured 3. having to do with the quantity of a speech sound 4. having to do with a system, as in classical prosody, in which syllables are classified as… … English World dictionary

Quantitative — A quantitative attribute is one that exists in a range of magnitudes, and can therefore be measured. Measurements of any particular quantitative property are expressed as a specific quantity, referred to as a unit, multiplied by a number.… … Wikipedia

Quantitative — Analysis A*nal y*sis, n.; pl. {Analyses}. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to unloose, to dissolve, to resolve into its elements; ? up + ? to loose. See {Loose}.] 1. A resolution of anything, whether an object of the senses or of the intellect, into its constituent … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

quantitative — quan|ti|ta|tive [ˈkwɔntıtətıv US ˈkwa:ntıteı ] adj formal relating to amounts rather than to the quality or standard of something quantitative analysis/methods/data etc ▪ We need to do a proper quantitative analysis of this problem. →↑qualitative … Dictionary of contemporary English